Australia’s first commercial installation of printed solar cells, made using specialised semiconducting inks and printed using a conventional reel-to-reel printer, has been installed on a factory roof in Newcastle.
The electricity sector is experiencing a profound disruptive shock. This is due to technological innovation including the falling costs of renewables and energy storage, along with tougher environmental policies and regulatory reform.
The new Victorian Solar Homes solar incentive rebate is a proven way to bring down energy costs, according to a regional energy expert. Announced on Sunday, the Victorian Government will pay half the solar panel system costs outright for the first 24,000 homes that apply up until June 30, 2019.
A Ballarat sustainability group says the new Victorian Solar Homes rebate will reduce the investment payback period for solar panels, the Courier reports. Under the new scheme the state government will pay half the solar panel system cost for 24,000 homes.